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A seated man in a rust-red turban and matching rust-red robe, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrist, has his hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing before him. The devotee wears a white dhoti with a gold border and has white ash markings on his chest. Behind the seated figure is a large silver cobra-hood backdrop set with red gems and a gold crown motif. A younger attendant with long dreadlocked hair and a crescent-shaped ornament stands at left, holding the devotee's shoulder. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a turban, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned clothing, and sits on the throne in a blessing gesture. Scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment in a temple-style hall.

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